Archive for September, 2011

Laura and Andrew selected  The Round Barn in Waitsfield for their destination wedding in Vermont.  For their fall wedding the color palette was anything but traditional autumnal tones.  Members of the wedding party wore pinks and grays and the flowers featured pale to raspberry pinks with whites and yellows.  Laura’s vision for a romantic, natural style is right up my alley and we were a good fit from the beginning.  They may have planned their destination wedding from NYC, but Vermont charm was all around.

The bride carried a garden-inspired bouquet of white and yellow garden roses, two-toned pink roses, yellow and white spray roses, pink ranunculus and white lisianthus for a lush, romantic feeling.

Eight bridesmaids carried rose bouquets of raspberry and pale pink with yellow and white accents.

The super cute flower girls wore headwreaths of olive branches, yellow spray roses, waxflower and limonium.

The men wore pink and yellow boutonnieres that matched their ties quite brilliantly.

The ceremony took place outside under our birch arbor which was adorned with garden roses, snapdragons and flanked with sap bucket arrangements on each side.

Shepherd’s hooks with hanging mason jars lined the path down the aisle.

 You’ve just got to love a rustic wooden sign to point guests in the right direction!

The reception was pretty in pink from shades of blush to raspberry.  Pin-tuck runners from The Linen Shop At Occasions brought a  lovely punch of color to the barn.

Mossy centerpieces were filled with snapdragons, dahlias, godetia, roses, olive branches and ferns.  Wood burned birch table numbers added another natural element to the tabletop.

I absolutely adore the menu cards printed on paper thin pieces of wood.  The floral and fern motif was also seen on the gorgeous invitations by Christa Alexander (which you can see here!) and the wedding programs.

The place card display brought another rustic, Vermonty feeling to the day.

This soft, romantic palette is beautiful any time of year.

Congratulations to Laura and Andrew on your nuptials!  I can remember my phone consultation with Laura last June and it’s hard to believe the wedding day has finally come and gone.  Truly, it was a pleasure to work with you…your energy and enthusiasm is contagious!  I wish you both all the best for a very happy life together.

I usually post one wedding per week during my busy season, but I’ve got a twofer for ya this week.  On Tuesday I shared a blue and white wedding and today I’ve got some orange and blue blooms to brighten your Thursday.  We had two blue weddings in two weeks and the next two weeks also include some blue flowers…it’s kinda my “blue period” this year.

Jacquelyn and Jeremy’s ”orange & blueberry” colored wedding took place over Labor Day weekend at Grand Isle Lake House.  You may have seen me bragging about my super talented couple’s DIY save-the-dates which were made by the groom.  Their overall style was a vintage, ’40′s-esque, travel theme with orange and blue tones represented throughout the day.

First, I’ve got a couple shots of the bridal bouquet.  The bride carried an orange and white bouquet with a few blue accent tones including orange callas, white and orange dahlias, ranunculus, freesia, crocosmia, thistle and delphinium.

I love an orange and white flower combo and the touches of blue really complement them nicely.

 Her four attendants carried slightly smaller bouquets of dahlias, callas, freesia, ranunculus and spray roses with crocosmia and thistle accents.

The boutonnieres were made of orange callas with a touch of myrtle and crocosmia buds.

All packed up and ready for delivery!

The ceremony took place under the arbor with the lake in the background.  Gerberas, dahlias, snapdragons, spray roses, delphinium, thistle and bupleurum framed the space.

I love their super cute placecards.  Their ’40′s inspired details were fantastic.

I added a few floral details to the display.

The wedding programs were also waaay cool and displayed with vintage handkerchiefs.

In step with the vintage theme the centerpieces were designed in blue mason jars borrowed from a friend.  Hey, that’s something borrowed AND blue!

The couple also made the table numbers.

Don’t you just adore this cupcake display by BakeAria?!

Congratulations to Jacquelyn and Jeremy on a beautifully crafted destination wedding!  I’m sure you and your guests danced the night away to Ella Fitzgerald, relaxed on the porch and sipped mint juleps (or something equally old-timey).  I absolutely love your handcrafted, vintage style!  (Below is their save-the-date postcard designed by the groom…in case you missed it!)

Andrea and Robert were married at Basin Harbor Club just one day before Hurricane Irene barreled through Vermont.  Their wedding included blue, white and green flowers for a clean, crisp palette to suit the lakeside setting.  The bride is from Vermont and her family still lives in the area, but the couple planned their destination wedding from out of state.  There was a classic, preppy style to the flower designs and it was a fantastic day for an outdoor wedding in the beautiful gardens.

The bride’s bouquet included white hydrangea, roses, ranunculus and blue nigella.

 Her seven attendants wore “electric blue” dresses and the color looked great on all of the girls.

 Here’s a look at the attendants’ bouquets all packed up and ready for delivery.

The ceremony took place under the arbor with an aisle lined with rose petals.

 I’m pretty sure this special little chair was reserved for the ring bearer.  So cute!

Centerpieces were designed in square glass vases filled with blue and green hydrangea, two shades of blue delphinium, white roses, lavender freesia, nigella and accents of candy tuft.

Placecards were displayed on a sheet of moss with hydrangea accents tucked into miniature versions of the iconic Club chairs.

Blue hydrangea also accented the cake display.

The cocktail hour had some sweet details as well.

Specialty cocktails had special signage, too!

Congratulations to Andrea and Robert!  Despite the impending weather the day was absolutely gorgeous and so were both of you.  You were a great couple to work with…Robert is one of my grooms who gets props for being involved in the details of the planning!  I hope you enjoyed every moment of the day.